NEW DELHI: Jolted by Sunday’s blaze, many residents of Vivek Vihar are rethinking safety measures in their houses — assessing the options already in place to ward off intruders against the need for a quick escape during emergencies.While some are reviewing fire safety arrangements, others are reconsidering features like metal grills and smart locks, which…
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal questioned the BJP’s unexpected surge in Delhi and West Bengal, areas previously resistant to its influence NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday gave a sharp first reaction to the sweeping assembly verdicts, questioning how the Bharatiya Janata Party managed to break through in regions that…
Muslim voting patterns diverged significantly across states this election. In West Bengal, a fragmented minority vote impacted Trinamool’s prospects, aiding the BJP’s surge. NEW DELHI: Often a decisive factor, Muslim voting patterns took sharply different turns across states this election, fragmenting in West Bengal, consolidating behind the Congress-led front in Kerala, and shifting decisively towards…
New Delhi: Three days after CCTV footage of alleged ‘Kaccha Baniyan’ gang members inside a south Delhi home went viral, police on Monday said they have arrested three men following an encounter, in which all suspects were shot in the leg.According to police, the accused were apprehended by the Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of the…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has issued an order integrating property tax payments with general trade and storage licence fees, a move aimed at simplifying compliance for traders.The development comes after traders raised the matter with chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday, while another delegation met MCD commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar on Saturday, pointing…
New Delhi: The investigation into the alleged suicide of a 35-year-old judicial officer at his south Delhi residence has been transferred to the crime branch, a day after police registered a case in connection with his death.An FIR has been lodged at Safdarjung Enclave police station under Sections 108 (abetment to suicide) and 61 (criminal…
New Delhi: A two-year-old girl died after falling into an open drain in north Delhi’s Mukundpur on Sunday.Family members and locals briefly blocked a road, alleging negligence on the part of authorities and demanding action against errant govt officials.The child, Asvi Kesari, had stepped out to play in front of her house around 11 am…
New Delhi: Delhi govt has established the Board of Homeopathic System of Medicine to strengthen policymaking and promote alternative medicine in the capital. The board will be chaired by Dr Anil Goyal who is the BJP MLA from Krishna Nagar constituency in east Delhi.“In exercise of powers conferred under sub-section (2) of Section 3 of…
New Delhi: A five-year-old boy, travelling on a motorcycle with his mother and uncle, died after his throat was allegedly slit by a banned Chinese manjha in northeast Delhi’s Usmanpur, police said on Monday.According to police, information regarding the injured child was received on Sunday from Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital. Police were told that the…
CM Rekha Gupta with cabinet ministers New Delhi: Chief minister Rekha Gupta Monday welcomed BJP’s sweeping victories in the assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam, calling the results “a clear endorsement of public trust and welfare-driven policies” under PM Modi.“Under PM’s leadership, every state in the country is turning saffron. Not just Assam’s hat-trick…
